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Stocks Inch Up
As Rally Fades
In Bond Market

Stock prices barely moved on Friday as the market was restrained by profit-taking and a weeklong rally in the bond market faltered. The dollar edged higher against the mark and yen.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average traversed a narrow range of just 20 points nearly all day before posting a gain of 4.07 to 5872.92 at the close. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index added 0.33 to 686.19 and the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index rose a slim 0.28 to 366.27, a new high for a second-straight day.